Noushafarin Nounou Taleghani MD, PhD

Academic Focus or Interests

My main academic interests were in the study of nerve regeneration, brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases. Currently I have developed interests in providing medical direction for large gatherings such as the AVON breast cancer walk and the Susan G. Koman walk. I also provide medical direction to the Palo Alto Fire Department.

Publications

Taleghani, N and Smith-Coggins, R Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. In The Five-Minute Review of Emergency Medicine, Ed. Rosen et.al. 1999.

Taleghani, N and Smith-Coggins, R Transient Ischemic Attacks. In The Five-Minute Review of Emergency Medicine, Ed. Rosen et.al. 1999.

Taleghani, N and Oblinger, M.M. Regional distribution and biochemical characterization of high molecular weight tau in the nervous system. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 33: 257-265 (1992).

Taleghani, N and Sternbach, G Regional Anesthesia. In Atlas of Emergency Procedures; Sternbach G, Rosen P, Chan T. St. Louis : Mosby 2001 pp158-162.

Taleghani N ., Sarajari S., Don Carlos L., and Oblinger M.M. (1999) Differential Expression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. In Journal of Neuroscience Research 57: 603-615.

Abstacts

Taleghani N . and Oblinger M.M. Characterization of HMW tau in the peripheral and central nervous system. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr.17: 1068 a 1991.

Taleghani N. and Oblinger M.M. MAP1 Expression in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons during development and regeneration. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 18: 425-1992.

Taleghani N . and Oblinger M.M. The role of steroid hormones in mRNA and protein changes in the injured rat sciatic nerve. Fifth International Symposium onNeural Regeneration. Abst. P. 42 1993.

Oblinger M.M., Pickett J., Taleghani N ., Don Carlos L. Expression and regulation of estrogen receptor (ER) mRNA in a subpopulation of rat DRG neurons Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 20: 1994

Taleghani N . Carney D., Oblinger M.M. Abel M., Estradiol alters in situ t- butylbicyclophosphorothionate binding in the ovariectomized rat brain. Soc.Neurosci. Abstr. 20: 1994.

Sarajari S., Pickett J., Taleghani N ., Oblinger M.M. Differential Regulation of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Substance P and Estrogen in Rat Sensory Neurons. Soc. Neuroscience Abst. 1995.

Doctoral Dissertation

Estrogen and Cytoskeletal Gene Expression in Primary Sensory Neuron . 1994.

Honors and Awards

• Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Medical School 1995-96
• Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Graduate School 1992-94
• University of Cincinnati , Neuroscience Travel Award 1993
• Veterans Administration Neural Regeneration Symposium Travel Award 1993

Presentations

1991 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting,
New Orleans, LA
Characterization of HMW tau in the peripheral and central Nervous system.

1991 Chicago Chapter of Society for Neuroscience
Chicago, IL .
Regional distribution and biochemical characterization of high molecular weight tau in the nervous system

Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, Anaheim, CA .
MAP1 Expression in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) Neurons during development and regeneration.

Chicago Chapter of Society for Neuroscience, Evanston, IL .
The role of steroid hormones in mRNA and protein changes in the injured rat sciatic nerve.

Neural Regeneration Symposium, Asylomar CA .
Expression and regulation of estrogen receptor (ER) mRNA in a subpopulation of rat DRG neurons.

Chicago Chapter of Society for Neuroscience, N. Chicago, IL.
Estrogen and cytoskeletal gene expression in primary sensory neurons.

1994 Sigma Xi Research Forum, N. Chicago, IL.
Estradiol alters in-situ t-butyl bicyclophosphorothionate binding in the ovariectomized rat brain.

1994 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. Washington D.C.
Differential Regulation of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Substance P and Estrogen in Rat Sensory Neurons.

1995 Sigma Xi Research Forum, N. Chicago, IL.
Estrogen and Cytoskeletal Gene Expression in Primary Sensory Neurons.

Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency.
Lecture on Pediatric Altered Level of Consciousness.

Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency.
Lecture on Ano-rectal emergencies in the Emergency Department.

1998 Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency.
Lecture on Disorders of Neuromuscular Receptors, Botulism, Guillain-Barré and beyond.

Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency.
Lecture on Emergency management of Neurologic and Neuro-muscular disease. The 5-minute ED exam.